Egypt vs Ghana, Nigeria vs Ivory Coast _ AFCON prediction, kick-off time, and other things you need to know.

January 17, 2024 saintemeralds247

During the mid-week matches, we saw Egypt get the last gasp of a 2-2 draw from their opponent Mozambique, while the Black Stars, who faced Cape Verde, were trashed in a 2-1 defeat.

Tomorrow, Egypt and Ghana will both be facing each other at the AFCON game, and both sides hope to recover from the disappointing starts. But the question is: WHO WILL WIN THE GAME TOMORROW?

 

Well, all minds anticipate the clash between Egypt and Ghana as both sides will surely put in all efforts, but only one of these two teams can walk away with 3 points, nevertheless, share a point.

The Egyptians, in their last game with Mozambique, were drowned in a big shock when they were saved by the last-minute penalty dropped into the net by the Liverpool star Mohamed Salah to make it a 2-2 full-time draw.

 

The Black Stars, on the other hand, had experienced even worse when they fell to Cape Verde in a disgraceful 2-1 defeat. Alexander Djiku gave the Black Stars hope when he scored an equalizer after they fell behind early.

Meanwhile, the goal which marked their defeat was scored at 90+2 when Garry Rodrigues punched in a stoppage-time goal. These two teams, who will be at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, will have many reasons to play for as both are yet to get their first 3 points.

 

Mohammed Kudus, who didn’t feature against Cape Verde because of an injury sustained with West Ham, has been a main concern for the Black Stars side. However, it is believed that Kudus will return to full team training before the Ghana-Egypt match.

 

EGYPT-GHANA Head to head (h2h) :

These two sides previously played a 1-1 draw in their last meeting in World Cup qualifying in 2017, but Egypt had won three consecutively before that. Egypt has won 12 times, Ghana has won 5 times, and they have drawn 6 times.

 

How to watch Egypt vs Ghana

The Egypt vs Ghana match is scheduled for an 8pm GMT kick-off on Thursday, January 18, 2024. The game will take place at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

 

Ivory Coast vs Nigeria lineups: (Predicted XIs)

 

Following the 2-0 Victory of Ivory Coast against Guinea Bissau, the host (Ivory Coast) have made a statement as they top group A with well-deserved 3 points. However, they are going to face the Super Eagles who lie in wait below them with 1 point as they drew with Equatorial Guinea on Sunday. Here’s our predicted line up for the upcoming game.

Predicted XIs For Ivory Coast: Fofana, Singo, Diomande, Ndicka, Konan, Kessie, Sangare, Fofana, Boga, Krasso, Adingra.

The team is expected to be lead to the line again by Jean-Philippe Krasso having scored in his country’s opener. On the other hand where injury sets in, Haller who wasn’t available the last time isn’t expected to be on the bench. The Borussia Dortmund striker is still battling an ankle injury and we are yet to hear anything concerning his fitness. Although Simon Adingra who we added to the plausible starting XI against the super eagles was absent against Guinea-Bissau but could return to the squad today.

 

Predicted XIs For Nigeria: Nwabali, Aina, Troost-Ekong, Ajayi, Sanusi, Onyeka, Aribo, Iwobi, Simon, Lookman, Victor Osimhen.

Once again, Nigeria will turn to Victor Osimhen for inspiration after the Napoli striker earned his side a draw against Equatorial Guinea. Alhassan Yusuf is uncertain to play in this upcoming game due to being stretchered off in the match against Equatorial Guinea which might bring in Aribo who is also fit to play the position.

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